Lionsgate cuts red carpet interviews for 'Mockingjay 2' premiere

The studio has decided to modify the sequence of events on Monday’s LA premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 in the wake of Friday’s deadly Paris attacks.

A Lionsgate spokesperson confirmed that while it was going ahead with the premiere of the film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, one traditional element of premieres would be missing.

“Out of respect for the very recent events in Paris, we have decided to modify our red carpet and we will not conduct interviews at Monday’s Mockingjay 2 premiere,” a statement on behalf of the studio read.

“We will proceed with the rest of the event as planned in honour of the incredible fans who have always supported our films with such passion.”

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